<TITLE>09. Par 82-96</TITLE>L-82 Let's find out what He was. And if we find out what He was, then we will know what He is now. And how they recognized it then, it should be the same way to recognize it today, because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now with the background of His promise, this is what He would do. Notice.

L-83 Now we find out, that when Peter come up into the audience, where Jesus was; Jesus, never seeing him before, turned and looked at him, and said, "Your name is Simon, you are the son of Jonas." Not only did He know him, but He knowed his godly old father that had instructed him. And Peter, without enough education to sign his name, considered an ignorant and an unlearned man, who it pleased God to make him the bishop at Jerusalem, and Jesus give him the keys to the Kingdom and made him the head of the church. This man, upon this revealed revelation, knowing what Messiah was to be, he said, recognized Him as Messiah, and fell at His feet, because He did that.

L-84   There was one standing there, by the name of Philip. It didn't have to be done to him. But he had a Bible teacher he knew real well, by the name of Nathanael. If you'll mark the places where Jesus was then, it was fifteen miles around the mountain, about two days. And Philip goes and finds Nathanael under a tree, praying, and brought him back. No doubt, if we could break in on their conversation, going along, they say, "Look, come, see Who we found; Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph."

L-85 He said, "Now, could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"

L-86 "Look, you remember, we've read in the Scripture, Messiah is to be a prophet."

L-87 "Oh, sure, the Bible said so, Moses. We're his disciples. He said the Lord will raise up a Prophet like unto him."

L-88 "All right, now, Jesus of Nazareth is that Prophet. You remember that old fisherman, Simon, around there?" "Yes." "He's--he was Jonas' son." "Yes." "You bought some fish from him once, and he couldn't even sign the receipt." "Yes."

L-89 "He come up into His midst, and He said, 'Your name is Simon. You're the son of Jonas.' It wouldn't surprise me if He don't know all about you when you come."

L-90   Ah, Nathanael had to see this, so he comes up with Philip. I don't guess he got in the prayer line. He might have sat in the audience, or stood in the audience, whichever it was. Jesus was praying for the sick.

L-91 And as soon as Jesus laid eyes upon him, He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile." Now, He didn't know him by the way he dressed. All the Eastern people dress alike, with turbans and sandals, and--and free-swinging garments, had beard. He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile." Now, he could have been a Mohammedan, he could have been a... he could have been a Turk, he could have been anything else, but how did He know he was an Israelite and there was no guile in him? And it just deflated him.
And he said, "Rabbi, how did You know me?"

L-92 He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." That was it. That was enough.

L-93 There it was. There was the Messiah. He said, "Thou art the Christ, the King of Israel." Maybe his pastor was standing there, but it didn't bother him.

L-94   There was those standing there, said, "This Man is Beelzebub." They had to answer to their congregation, you know. Said, "This Man does that by the power of the Devil. He is a fortuneteller or something."

L-95 Jesus said, "You call Me that, an evil name; the works of God, an evil name?" He said, "You say that about the Son of man, I'll forgive you. But when the Holy Ghost comes," this age, "to do the same thing, one word against It will never be forgiven in this world, neither in the world that is to come." That's what He said. I believe what He says is right.

L-96 Philip recognized, by that. Why? There was that, after long years with no prophet, and here this Man knew him, and knew what was wrong, and what he had been doing.


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